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    cells will not add up

    i am highlighting a range of cells and dragging mouse but the cells will not add up im just getting a cell count not a total , but other cells in the column will add up

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    Re: cells will not add up

    Check the number format of the cells - you may have some numbers stored as text.
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    Re: cells will not add up

    format seems to be numbers , although it will not let me put decimal places on either

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    Re: cells will not add up

    Quote Originally Posted by bdf1965 View Post
    format seems to be numbers , although it will not let me put decimal places on either
    "Seems to be" ? Have you checked the actual cell number format (select cell, press Ctrl-1; or right click, format cells; or Format > Format Cells on Home ribbon) to see how it is formatted? It may look like a number but actually be formatted as text...

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    Re: cells will not add up

    are you referring to the function in 2007 and later that when you highlight a column it shows the average, count and sum at the bottom of the spreadsheet?
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    Re: cells will not add up

    yes have right clicked on cell , number option is highlighted blue

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    Re: cells will not add up

    Ok - can you attach your workbook, please?

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    Re: cells will not add up

    yes i normally click on the top cell and drag it down to get the total but it is not adding up , i have checked the format and it is number format

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    Re: cells will not add up

    have attached sample
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    Re: cells will not add up

    ps the workbook is massive , problem column is n235 : n293

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    Re: cells will not add up

    In cells N283, N285 etc you are returning numbers as text - e.g. "1574" instead of 1574.

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    Re: cells will not add up

    you will have to excuse me being an idiot but how can i tell this

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    Re: cells will not add up

    yes i see what you mean i need to take the "" off in the formulas is that correct

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    Re: cells will not add up

    Have a look at the formula in cell N235:

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    I have highlighted in red the quotation marks, which mean your numbers as being treated as text. Remove those quotation marks, and you'll get numbers, which you can then add up as you wish.

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    Re: cells will not add up

    great thank you

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